Stebic lawyer now representing Drew Peterson
December 14, 2009 9:18 AMA lawyer who has represented Craig Stebic, suspected in the disappearance of his wife Lisa, has taken on another high-profile client: Drew Peterson.
George Lenard has joined the criminal defense team for Peterson, who is accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson.
Peterson attorney Joel Brodsky says Lenard has been consulting with the defense team for months.
“His 21 years of experience in criminal defense will make Drew’s team stronger,” Brodsky said. “There is a tremendous amount of work that we have been doing. At every court appearance, the state’s attorney office has at least five or more people appearing on the case.”
Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant, is being held on a $20 million bond in Will County on charges that he killed Savio in 2004. Peterson’s fourth wife Stacy has been missing since October 2007. Peterson has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Earlier this month, Lenard accompanied Stebic in a Will County courtroom as prosecutors dropped a complaint charging him with threatening a neighbor during an argument over fireworks.
Authorities have said Stebic remains a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife Lisa, who hasn’t been seen since April 30, 2007. The couple had been in the process of a divorce. Stebic has denied any wrongdoing.
Read the story at the Chicago Tribune
And then there’s the press release…
George D. Lenard Joins Drew Peterson Defense Team
Lenard brings 20-plus years of legal experience to Peterson’s team.Joliet attorney George D. Lenard joins Peterson defense team.
(PRNewsChannel) / December 14, 2009 / Chicago, Ill. / There’s another defense lawyer joining the team representing Drew Peterson. He makes it official today.
Joliet Attorney George D. Lenard is licensed to practice in five states and has 21 years of criminal defense experience.
Peterson is charged with murder in connection with the death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. His fourth wife Stacy vanished more than two years ago, but he has not been charged in connection with her disappearance. Peterson denies wrongdoing in both cases. He’s in the Will County jail awaiting trial.
“We are very pleased that George will be joining our team. He is not only a great lawyer who has won many cases in Will County, he also has an in depth knowledge of the legal practices and procedures in Will County,” says Peterson’s lead defense attorney Joel A. Brodsky. “His 21 years of experience in criminal defense will make Drew’s team stronger.”
“There is a tremendous amount of work that we have been doing. At every court appearance, the State’s Attorney office has at least 5 or more people appearing on the case. When you add someone like George D. Lenard, you are clearly going for quality as opposed to quantity.”
“George has been consulting with the defense team for months,” says Andrew Abood, Peterson’s other criminal defense lawyer. “Today’s appearance in the case simply formalizes that role. The fact that he is located in Joliet will make it easier for us to respond to any issues that might arise that need an immediate response.”
Lenard says he’s looking forward to his role on the defense team.
“Attorneys Joel Brodsky, Reem Odeh and Andrew Abood are committed to provide Drew Peterson with the best defense possible. I look forward to helping them achieve that goal,” Lenard says.
About George D. Lenard: George Lenard is licensed to practice law in Illinois, California, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan. He is a former assistant Will County State’s attorney and also is a member of the Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar Screening Committee, a panel responsible for investigating the qualifications of lawyers applying to represent clients in capital cases.
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Not sure exactly how much time Lenard will be able to devote to Peterson’s case. Here are some of his upcoming court dates.
Wow! Just wow.
Is Joel Brodsky finally ready to admit that he has mishandled this case from the beginning? Nah, probably not.
http://aboodlaw.com/2009/12/abood-law-firm-welcomes-george-d-lenard.html
Abood using his site as a blog again…
Maybe Drew could cut his attorney costs and improve his chances if he just dropped Joel altoghether and stuck with this guy. He sure is busy but Stebic is still at home. He seems to have a much quieter no-nonsense approach to his lawyering.
It would make sense TAI, but I think Joel couldn’t possibly walk away from the fame associated with being Drew’s lead counsel, even if he is not qualified to do the job.
Joel Brodsky at SYM May 2008:
So,who all is on the team at present? There must be more than this…
Attorneys
Joel A. Brodsky
Reem Odeh
Andrew Abood
John Carrol
Walter Maksym
George Lenard
Law Scool Grads
Clinton Van Nocker
Michael L. Raff
Anthony Nehme
Kendall Hartsfield
Law Student
Melissa Anderson
I’m not saying that Joel would decide to walk away. Maybe Drew will decide he wants someone else after all of the empty promises he has received to date. Main one is that he’d only be in for a day or two (as Joel is on vacation the day of Drew’s initial arraingment).
WBBM News Radio broadcast this news, but added something about Peterson paying for another lawyer. Brodsky remarked how Peterson has run successful businesses.
I’m losing track here – is he running out of money or is he now a successful businessman who can pay dozens of lawyers? It changes with the wind.
Also, I’m wondering if Peterson is the guy who asked that Lenard be brought onto his defense team. After all, he’s the guy paying the bills — wouldn’t he be the one to decide who represents him?
You’re right, TAI and Rescue. It is ultimately up to Drew to decide.
Is it the end of the two stooges?
I guess Drew didn’t feel that he had the best defense possible and wanted to bring in Lenard?
Personally, I would be embarrased to admit that I joined Captain Boogie on the Titanic Ship of Fools to help arrange the deck chairs and write silly court Motions.
Ring that Bell for the Ship of Fools … Ding Doooooong!
Hmmmmm, why Stebics lawyer of all lawyers that are out there ?
Makes you wonder (!!)
JAH – my guess would be that Stebic got good advice. Something Peterson didn’t get, or ignored if he did. Or, was so out of control, his lawyer couldn’t handle him. But, regardless, it’s kinda late to “unring the bell” now that Peterson has made numerous statements over months and months, laughed and joked about his dead and missing wives, and got himself as much publicity as possible. Notorious and unliked by most, he has a lot to overcome before the jury even gets to the evidence.
I’m sure Drew is hoping for some of the George Lenard mojo that’s been keeping Craig Stebic out of jail. Too bad he hand-picked the Chicken Wing King, Joel Brodsky two years ago.
Yeah, and wouldn’t it have made more sense to have an attorney that was astute enough to rein in the man of a thousand words, than actually have one that contributed to the steamroller?
It’s kind of hard to take a defense seriously when one uses his client to promote his personal bar, accompanies him to a win-a-date radio contest, and hangs out with Mancow when things are slow at the office. Then files a motion to whine about how much the media hounds his client.
Bah. Maybe, finally, Peterson got a sensible guy who will handle his defense the way it should be. At least someone who will make intelligent decisions on his behalf, not act like one of the media whores he’s had all these months.
There has to be a pretty good reason for Stebics lawyer to join Drews Team, unless negative attention is beneficial to his own career and good for Greg Stebics case (!!)
How about this: Drew Peterson finally gets it. He finally realizes he’s in for the fight of his life, and he needs the best advice and defense he can get in order to overcome what evidence may be coming out against him. No jokes, no games, no engagements to 23 year olds. Solid, legal advice.
That, rather than the bull crap he’s engaged in all these months, with the blessing of Brodsky.
Maybe he’s just doing it because Craig Stebic will look so good in comparison to DP.
I bet Creg Stebic must be ecstatic his lawyer is joining the defense team of a man who loses wives on a regular basis and is sitting in jail awaiting trial for murdering one of them.
Just the sort of thing he needs to draw attention away from his own missing wife (!!)
Funny, heh, how the official Scheme Team press release never mentions a word about Lenard being Craig Stebic’s attorney. Only that he’s experienced in Will County matters. Wouldn’t make sense to highlight the fact that he’s got a client with a missing wife, having been in the midst of a divorce, who isn’t nationally known for his silly antics and blubbering.
Yes, it’s all a bit of a CO-INCIDENCE !!
Stebic’s attorney joins Peterson team
December 15, 2009
By JOE HOSEY jhosey@scn1.com
JOLIET — O.J. Simpson hired nine lawyers when he found himself jailed on a murder rap. Drew Peterson is nearly halfway to matching the Juice now that he has added local attorney George Lenard to his legal stable.
And by taking on Peterson, Lenard, a part-time public defender with a private practice, can claim he represents the husbands of the region’s two most famous missing mothers, as he started advocating for Craig Stebic in March 2008.
While Stebic has never been charged with doing anything untoward to his missing wife, Lisa Stebic, the Plainfield police have named him the sole suspect in her April 2007 disappearance.
In this regard, Stebic has much in common with Peterson, who state police believe had a hand in the “potential homicide” of his missing fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Stacy Peterson vanished in October 2007.
State police have failed to act on their suspicions in the Stacy Peterson case, but did arrest Drew Peterson in May on charges of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in March 2004.
In the three and a half years following of Savio’s death, state police insisted she accidentally drowned while taking a bath, changing their tune only after the next wife mysteriously disappeared.
Bolstering the defense
Until Monday, Peterson had been represented by three men: Chicago attorneys Reem Odeh and Joel Brodsky, and Andrew Abood of East Lansing, Mich.
But with a landmark hearing to determine what — if any — hearsay evidence will be allowed at the former Bolingbrook cop’s murder trial on the docket for next month, he apparently saw a need to bolster his defense.
In selecting an additional lawyer, Peterson has not reached out to a stranger. Lenard began working as an assistant state’s attorney in 1984 and was still part of that office when Peterson was indicted on charges of official misconduct and failure to report a bribe in June 1985.
Peterson was working under the auspices of the multijurisdictional Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad when he allegedly committed the crimes. The indictments alleged he solicited drugs in exchange for information about his agency.
The charges were later dropped. Special prosecutor Raymond Bolden, who is now a judge, said at the time that the charges were not provable.
Lenard failed to return calls for comment.
Lenard is not only familiar to Peterson, but also to the man trying to put him in prison, State’s Attorney James Glasgow.
“The state’s attorney has known George Lenard personally for 25 years,” said Charles B. Pelkie, the office’s spokesman. “They worked together in the state’s attorney’s office for 25 years as assistant state’s attorneys in the 1980s.”
Lenard’s hiring has made no impact on the prosecution’s strategy, Pelkie said, noting, “Our preparation is moving forward.”
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1938512,Peterson-Stebic-attorney-JO121409.article#
In the hopes of finding missing mom, Lisa Stebic:
Posted: Tuesday, 15 December 2009 6:06AM
‘Where is Lisa Stebic?’ Billboard goes up in Michigan
CHICAGO (AP) ― An advertising billboard is going up in Michigan in another bid to try and find an Illinois mother missing since 2007.
The billboard featuring a photo of Lisa Stebic is being placed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where her husband’s family had a vacation cabin. Text emblazoned on it says, “Where is Lisa Stebic?” with the words “Someone Knows!” underneath. It also offers a $75,000 reward.
The mother of two was last seen in Plainfield, Ill., in April 2007. Authorities have named Stebic’s husband, Craig, a “person of interest” in her disappearance. But he isn’t charged with any crime and has denied involvement.
Stebic family spokesmen say they’re asking Michigan hunters and snowmobilers to report any sightings of bones or remains to authorities.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.wbbm780.com/-Where-is-Lisa-Stebic—Billboard-goes-up-in-Michi/5897513
Don’t forget, Drew (or Maksym) has got court tomorrow:
You know, the more I think about this, the more I wonder why Peterson wouldn’t want to rearrange his whole defense team.
In all fairness, they haven’t lost the gun charge yet – they just managed to get it bounced around and in Appellate Court because the State didn’t turn over discovery the Judge ordered them to. No brilliant legal arguments to brag about yet for the defense in that regard.
Peterson hasn’t been the recipient of any rulings in his favor, so far. His attorney went on all these months about how he didn’t think there was any evidence, or at least enough, to charge Peterson with any crimes. Said he’d never, ever be charged. He was charged with two counts of murder. His attorney went on about how excessive the bond was and was confident he’d get it reduced. It wasn’t. His attorneys presented and argued a motion for a change of venue due to excessive media exposure. We all know why Peterson is world known, including the fact that his present attorneys couldn’t shut him up. The one rule all attorneys follow — keep your mouth shut. Nope. Case is staying where it is. Client’s mouth? To coin a phrase his son used — do the math.
The attorneys asked that Peterson have access to the discovery documents while incarcerated, including a laptop. Nope.
Peterson’s attorneys argued a motion against the newly adopted hearsay law. Lost that.
That’s not to mention that they are handling the Savio civil matter. They lost on the issue of re-opening the estate, including at the Appellate level. They lost a homeowner’s insurance issue, which would have helped pay the legal fees. There’s a wrongful death suit pending.
Now, only weeks away from a critical time in his legal woes, he hires on a new lawyer.
Hmmm. Wonder who’s in charge now? I’d vote for the guy who has managed to control his client, one who is also a suspect in his wife’s disappearance/possible homicide situation as Peterson. Who wouldn’t? Maybe we’ll see some professional, intelligent legal defense for a change, rather than Google searches, references in motions that ask for bells to be rung and guidelines for proffering witnesses, and media appearances in exchange for chicken wing promotions.
Oh, and if that’s not enough, something about white noise and Robert Blake.
According to Joel the new lawyer has already been advising The Defense Team for about 4 months, during which time the “Ring-The-Bell” and other various bizarre motions were conceived, so I am not holding out much hope anything is going to change for the better.
Judging by the long list of Court dates, George Lenard also doesn’t appear to be short of work and we may presume some lawyers do get paid by their clients, so why would this man have the need to voluntarily involve himself in this case and draw attention to himself/his own clients and in particular Craig Stebic (got the spelling of his name right this time).
If he wants to keep Craig Stebics case quiet and out of the news than joining Drews Defense Team is hardly going to be achieving that goal, so there must be another reason he is going down that road (!!)
December 14, 2009 at 5:25 pm | #15
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I’m sure Drew is hoping for some of the George Lenard mojo that’s been keeping Craig Stebic out of jail. Too bad he hand-picked the Chicken Wing King, Joel Brodsky two years ago.
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But how did George Lenard keep Craig Stebic out of jail, considering Craig Stebic hasn’t been charged with anything yet ?
All George Lenard has done so far is keeping Craig Stebic quiet and it remains to be seen if Craig Stebic wanted to talk and get himself in the spotlight in the first place anyway.
Most people don’t want to be boasting publicly about missing wives, especially if they are the main suspect or a “person of interest”, so why does George Lenard, by joining Drew Petersons Defense Team, suddenly want new attention focused on Craig Stebic who has been flying under the radar all this time.
It doesn’t make sense !
Good Morning All,
I am thinking that maybe Lenard is “testing the waters” so to speak. Sort of a fishing expedition if you will. I think that he is wondering how this will play out as well and maybe what he can learn (yeah right) from this case. IMO
OT, there was an article printed here regarding a bones found in a sleeping bag. Has there been any more info?
Hi mom2babies.
I think I remember the reference to remains being discovered in the recent past (sleeping bag), but I did not see anymore information about that.
I can’t imagine what Lenard’s reasons are for joining the Scheme Team. Maybe Peterson himself has more to do with that than we know. Besides, business is business, and maybe the media exposure for Mr. Lenard is something he doesn’t mind having, since it will give him national exposure.
I did a quick Google but didn’t see any more news about the Bunker Hill Woods bones.
Maybe Lenard would like to write a book as well one day. Two high profile cases certainly won’t hurt his chances at getting a publisher.
I don’t see Drew’s 9:30 court date on the calendar for today…and something else is scheduled for 10 am for Judge Guzman.
http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/home/DailyCal/0.htm#Guzman
the case number is: 09-cv-06746
It just vaporized? Go figure.
From Steph Watt’s blog:
http://stephww.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/pastor-neil-shori-and-the-drew-peterson-case/
I wouldn’t meet with and talk to Watts, but, hey, that’s just me.
Watts up with Watts is an understatement!
LOL! This is some wishful thinking on Armstrong’s part. In its amended form people like him would not be covered by the media shield. Under the amended version student journalists, amateur bloggers, and even freelancers working without a contract would not be covered.
http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=41628&catid=1096
Still wonder exactly why he is so terrified by the prospect of turning over his interview tapes (which had been for sale) and testifying. Exactly who is he protecting? I in no way think his actions are altruistic. There must be something in his materials that would be damaging to himself.
My guess would be that he’s fully aware what’s going to come out of this, and, yes, he just might be EXPOSED himself. He put himself out there as an investigator, who happens to write books, who did hundreds and hundreds of interviews.
I don’t believe that. His book was not full of investigations – it was full of rehashing of local journalists’ stories. The only guy he interviewed was the charged felon.
What is he so afraid of? What is on his tapes that has him using a shield to keep him for turning over his tapes? Or, is it that he doesn’t have tapes. Which is it?
I hope the Will County State’s Attorney chases this rat down until he’s caught and has to turn over his recordings. He made his money in the U.S., sucking up to the creep sitting in jail and his Scheme Team. He needs to quit hiding in Canada and face the music.
I wonder if Armstrong is worried because it has been written in his book that he recorded all those DP tapes in JB’s Chicago law office. Would that put him in Glasgow’s Illinois jurisdiction. He also is in California and Florida.
It appears that Armstrong ‘Exposed’ himself in numerous areas.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,434441,00.html
Okay – so there you have it. Armie has mixed emotions about Peterson’s guilt or innocence, so he releases portions of his tapes to the media for, for, for ……
Brodsky then goes on about being unhappy and kind of upset that Armie supposedly released portions of the tapes/interviews. Kind of upset? Any other time an author goes on the record about his accused murderer of a client, he’s shooting off cease and desist letters. In the case of Armie, he’s “unhappy” and “kind of upset.” Hmmmm.
Armie finishes off by admitting he did so to get publicity for his book. Yet, when the authorities want the interviews to unravel the mystery of what happened to Stacy Peterson, or what may help clear up some inconsistencies either way, Armie runs for the hills and whines about being a journalist.
What a crock of Derek Armstrong, a/k/a bullcrap.
Maybe a call into Nancy Grace, Geraldo, etc should be in order so everyone knows what kind of a person Armstrong really is. What kind of a person wouldn’t want to see justice served? I will tell you what kind of a person……a crook, someone who only cares about money, and what they get out of it all! He doesn’t care about getting to the bottom of what happened to Stacy, or who killed Kathleen! Armstrong only cares about money in his pocket! It is a down right disgrace for him not to turn over those tapes to investigators so they can clear some things up, or find that something Drew said to him is not adding up with what he told LE in the beginning, or the investigators on the case. Armstrong not turning over the tapes and hiding like a coward is so wrong! Give up the tapes Armstrong, do the right thing and stop worrying about making a buck for once!
Nice to see that Armstrong is now a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Looks like you can buy that for $75…Canadian.
It appears that Armstrong has a lot of legal problems as a result of his own actions.
That whole bunch of DP supporters are motivated by greed and all they are getting are legal problems and failures. Looks like doing things for the wrong reason doesn’t pay off like they thought it would.
So much deception, so many lies… and sooo transparent
They can fool some of the people some of the time,but
They can’t fool everyone all of the time.
It’s my guess that the tapes contain a lot of discussion about what Drew wants him to say, and instructions as to how it should be said. IMO, Armie is terrified of being revealed as a fraud more than anything else.
What he needs to understand is that most people knew this before the book even came out. He’s really got no public perception of integrity to protect, if that’s any comfort.
You have a good point facs – that there might be chatter on those tapes that doesn’t quite jive with the way Armie says things were.
What I can’t get over is the unhappiness and kind of upsetness that Brodsky was quoted as saying. Are you kidding me? If Armie did something that was against the terms of their agreement, such as must be the case with Phelps and/or LeFort, he would have been all over him like flies on poo poo (which is the picture I get in my mind of all of these nitwits).
Instead, he comes across as warm and fuzzy, mixed in with a little impishness.
Bah!
Tah Canadian journalist writer Ha more like Tabloids if you ask me
I listened to Steph Watt’s interview with Neil Schori and took some notes on the the case-related parts of the interview. Obviously, Neil had some boundaries on what he wanted to discuss about the case. It sounds like he is doing a lot of good work at Naperville Christian Church, especially regarding domestic abuse within faith communities.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/watts-up-with-this/2009/12/21/watts-up-with-this
Thank you, Facs!!!! What a great job you did on that.
That was fabulous, Facs! I’m sure you know how interested we all are in what Pastor Schori has to say. Thanks very much!
Thanks, guys. I think it’s going to be slow around here until the mini-trial in January!
Anyone else been following the Susan Powell case? A very “Peterson” vibe to the whole thing…
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9114913
Yes, Facs, I am trying to follow the Susan Powell case. Another sad case of a young mom possibly being ripped away from her young children.
She also left behind notes and/or a journal. Until the facts are uncovered, we’ll have to reserve judgment, but it seems as though her husband is like a deer caught in headlights and may be having a tough time now facing the reality of what he may have done.
Ho ~ Ho ~ Ho ~
Merry Christmas to everyone. Good cheer and safe travel!
Rescue
Wishing a very Merry Christmas to everyone!
Happy celebrations to everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! PEACE AND HAPPINESS IN 2010! XXXXXX
Despite the efforts of the Scheme Team, Drew only made #9 in the list of top Illinois stories this year:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-ye-top10news-2009,0,3091601.story
How very sad that men like Drew Peterson gain “tabloid fame” after the deaths of two wives. The papers will have much to report, as details of the investigation continue to unfold. One can only hope the ghosts of Christmas Past have visited a Will County jail cell.
I wonder if he talks in his sleep.
does he sleep?
On January 5, 2010, DP will celebrate his 56th birthday and
243 days in the graybar hotel pokey eating 100grams of Soy …
Ah, the thought of this all does warm a cold day.
Lenny Wawczaks Father’s Killer was freed. Hosey Wrote a good article about it. I will put the link up for anybody who wants to read. I can’t believe they let this guy out!
WHY IS THIS GUY OUT?
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1960190,Why-is-this-guy-out_JO122709.article
A year ago, DP was leaking engagement rumors to Ms. R. and pictures of a ring (perhaps familiar to the ghosts of Christmas Past) surfaced from her dad. My what a difference a year can make!
Keeping the faith!
Wow! Poor Lenny’s family, as well as the others. I have a feeling his release is due to the sad realization that Illinois is broke and having a difficult time paying bills. California is doing a similar thing. The families should have been notified in advance. Shame on the State of Illinois prison system.
34 years in prison and they release him with an ankle bracelet in his mothers care.
I bet she was thrilled to have him home. LOL
Putting that murderer under electronic probation under the same roof of his elder mother will only cause her problems and abuse … like feeding raw meat to a wild animal. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day she is found dead, mummified, and hidden somewhere in the house or back yard, and he is collecting and living off of her monthly Social Security check.
It’s been done before …
This insanity will continue until the people who make these decisions, themselves or their loved ones, become victims of the poor rehabilitated ‘perps’ they put back out in the street.
He was discharged as unfit from the Service and sent to a psychiatrist. What does that tell you?
It is my belief that just like an animal that kills, once they have experienced the taste of blood, they cannot be rehabilitated. They cannot go back… they crossed the line and only get more and more violent.
Putting that murderer under electronic probation under the same roof of his elder mother will only cause her problems and abuse … like feeding raw meat to a wild animal.
I suppose he’s given the Parole Board the guarantee he is going to listen to his mother because how else is he going to be living under her roof for the next two years ?
If this man has had 25 yearly parole reviews to date and not at anyone time was he eligible for release, what happened between the 24th and 25th review (that last year) that he suddenly became a good guy to be able to live on the outside ????
Something miraculous has happened in that last year for the Board to so unanimously (13-0) let him go !!
WHAT WAS IT ??????
Governor Quinn’s Early Release Program…
Now under reconsideration because the candidate Quinn got mail from the voters.
It’s called a huge shortfall of cash and rather than cutting the government waste they thought we wouldn’t notice a few prisoners receiving early release. Maybe a relocation area close to the governor’s home would be a great location for these guys. Who better to keep an eye on them? Sad very sad! IMO
It is disgusting because statistics show this man will get out and commit more violent offenses and most likely murder again. Just like the one they let out who went and killed their four officers in WA. Then when this man does go and murder someone else they will say Oh we didn’t know, had we known we would of never let him out. The system is so messed up and the victims have no rights, only the criminals!
New post is up now!
http://petersonstory.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/hearsay-evidence-to-be-aired-in-drew-petersons-mini-trial/